Olaf Scholz

Europe must boost mass production of vital semiconductors due to worsening geopolitical risks in Asian chip-making centres, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyensaid.She made the comments at the ground-breaking of a…

BERLIN: King Charles III arrived in Berlin on Wednesday for his first foreign trip as Britain's monarch, hoping to improve the UK's relations with the European Union and show he can win hearts and minds abroad, just as his mother did for…

BEIJING: International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgievawarned on Sunday that risks to financial stability had increased and stressed "the need for vigilance" following the recent turmoil in the banking sector.Speaking at a forum in…

BERLIN: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday (Mar 16) fiercely defended disputed legal reforms on a visit to Berlin, where German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged him to reconsider a compromise. The package of judicial reforms…

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says there would be “consequences” if China sent weapons to Russia for Moscow's war in Ukraine, but he's fairly optimistic that Beijing will refrain from doing so. Scholz's comments came in an…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Washington for talks with US President Joe Biden on Friday, with Ukraine the sole item on the agenda. This comes just over a year after Scholz’s momentous “Zeitenwende” speech…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Western allies would support Ukraine for “as long as it takes” as he visited the White House on Friday for a private meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden.…

Last Updated: March 03, 2023, 06:34 ISTWashington, United StatesUS President Joe Biden (R) walks next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) as he arrives for a visit in Kyiv on February 20, 2023. (AFP)Aid for Ukraine is expected to…

BERLIN: Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed Thursday (Mar 2) to ramp up Germany's armaments manufacturing industry, after North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) warned that Ukraine was currently using up more ammunition than allies were…

NEW DELHI: Chancellor Olaf Scholz, wrapping up a two-day visit to India, urged the country’s IT specialists and other skilled workers to consider working in Germany. Looking for ways to tackle labor shortages in Europe’s largest economy,…